Felipe Melo

Felipe Melo Vicente de Carvalho (born June 26, 1983 in Volta Redonda) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Galatasaray SK in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Melo is a Brazilian international and played in 2010 FIFA World Cup. He arrived in Europe in 2005 and had played for top division clubs likes Fiorentina, Almería, Racing Santander and Mallorca. He also holds Spanish nationality since the 2007–08 season, thus not consumed the non-EU registration quota for new signing from abroad of Serie A.

Club career

Flamengo

Felipe Melo began his career for Flamengo, where he made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals in his two season spell with the club. Following impressive performances with Flamengo, Melo transferred to Cruzeiro in the summer of 2003.

Cruzeiro

Melo transferred to Cruzeiro in the summer of 2003, but would remain for just one season. In his single season with Cruziero, Melo did manage to make 31 league appearances, also scoring 2 goals. Following yet another impressive season in Brazil, he was sold to fellow Brazilian club, Grêmio.

Grêmio

Following his transfer to Grêmio, Melo managed to make an additional 19 appearances and adding 3 goals to his tally in his native Brazil. He would only remain in Porto Alegre for 2004, because Grêmio was relegated that year and the team was dismantled. Felipe Melo was considered, by many fans, one of the players responsible for the...
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